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I love the studio pic Ramos. I really enjoy looking at other peoples work area's for some reason. I dunno why but I do.

Can't wait to see more goodness come out of this thread

@Gits: Its not much, but I call it home

@Theo: Lights are good!! I actually need another one- I get in the way of the one I have too much xD

@FGM: Thanks!! Im the same way with workshop pics. Its a little glimpse into someones life. You can see bits and quirks of their personality come through.... In my case, its that I have very terrible taste in wallpaper!



Bit of a special project here, and one with a tight deadline.
This is a 1:24 scale model of Buff the Roadster from the anime "Riding Bean". It recently had a kickstarter for its remaster/bluray release, and the guy running it reached out to me after On The Lamb passed my name on to him (They do the casting for them, you see!)
This version of the car is planned to be a gift to the creator of the anime, so I want to really knock this one out of the park! And that deadline I mentioned? He's going to Japan to deliver it OCTOBER 18th!!!

Time to get cooking, eh?



A bit of cleanup is necessary, as this is cast from a 3d print! Fortunately the client saved me from the "Hell of Sanding" and bondo'd a good bit of the printlines out. Still a fair bit to smooth out and some holes to fill, but that'll work as a side project as I paint the piggies some more!

I've also been hired out to write up a "how-to" for painting up the smaller version (1:43) that some backers got as part of their reward. Those should be with me Saturday!

And lucky for me, I have the weekend off....

I'm late praising your Infinity project but man does it look good!!

Pigs are excellent, I'm really excited to see Wehrkind's creation come to life . And looking forward to seeing what you do with the car, too!

Man I loved watching Riding Bean when it came out. I'll have to watch it when it's rereleased. Do the wheels on it turn sideways?

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Man I loved watching Riding Bean when it came out. I'll have to watch it when it's rereleased. Do the wheels on it turn sideways?

Good news! The blu ray is available from AnimEigo (the company that did the remaster)

Oh, this is going to be something special...

@RiTides: Wehr did a nice job with the Cyber Boar... Love them chunky legs!

@Theo: Hehe, Alf's got ya covered! YEah the bluray and dvds are currently available! I actually have the Bluray sitting on my desk- just need to rig up the PS3 to play it!
As far as the wheels turning sideways.... That'd be a neat little conversion, now, wouldnt it? If I wasnt pressed with time, I think I'd love to figure out a way to convert it up... Maybe even rig up some kind of cast that I could just duplicate over and over... Hmmmmm....

@Graven: Hehehe, thank you! I'm really aiming for special

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Buff is coming along... Mostly just filler and sanding!



I've never done this sort of body work before... My normal schtick is pretty much assemble, paint, boom!

After an initial filling with Squadron Green putty, making sure to hit any initial imperfections and ripples, I sanded the filled areas with 220 grit. A brief wash and it was on to primer layer #1

I then took liquid Greenstuff, brushing it semi-heavily over miscellaneous divots and surface imperfections. After that dried, it was back to the 220, then another wash in the sink to get the dust off. From here, it'll be on to anothe rcoat of primer, and hopefully very little extra sanding/filling!

I hope those divots and imperfections weren't bullet holes and dents the car got in the movie .

Car work can be insanely fiddly. I have dabbled in real car spray painting and it can be an unbelievable pain in the proverbial with all the filling and blocking back and then making sure that after all the coats of paint some piece of lint doesn't end up settling onto the finished panel. Good luck with doing a tiny little one.....

It'll be satisfying work once you are done. It just takes awhile to get there.

Very exciting project Ramos. You can do it!

Agreed, very cool to watch. I keep dithering over starting on resin vehicles for BMG/DCU so this is going to be highly informative!

Still alive- Sorry, guys. Got sick a couple days after that last post, and only now am I getting back to 100%!


Progress continues on the Pigs (and bull, but shhhhh)- Should start cooking on these pretty quick. Just gotta get going...







As far as Buff, the big one is currently on the FOURTH level of filler and sanding (this time, 400 grit wet sanding), and I think she's about ready for paint. One last coat of primer and we'll see where we are.
As the model is destined for a display piece, I bought a nice case for it and put a layer of pumice on the base plate. Should look like asphalt once I get a bit of paint on it.






The smaller ones I've got just about ready for paint as well. In addition to the tutorial, one of the things that I've been hired to do is come up with quick ways to add fun detail to the model. I've so far come up with two ideas: The first is the easiest, but takes a steady hand, deepening the panel lines with the tip of a round needle file.
The second is the one Ive had the most fun with (seriously, way too much fun). Rolling wheels!



A simple case of cutting some tube and drilling holes, but Ill be damned if it isnt fun to play with~!

You shouldn’t talk about pigs and cooking in the same sentence unless bacon is involved and you have some for me.

Minotaur is looking good.

I’ve almost bought some privateer press stuff because of you , I don’t like the esthetics, but you do such a great job it makes me want to try.

Don't get too excited about PP stuff... most of the things Ramos is doing for RiTides are either heavy conversions or complete counts as models. Or both. I think he only has like 4 PP models in his army, maybe less.

The piggies and pig-bull are looking very good! I love the blond manes you do. Also, I am glad you are using the red on the little guys. I did some work for RiTides that has some Khador red plates (scavenged of course) and it will tie in really well there!


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Uhm... did I forget to put wires back onto the mecha claw on the big pig, or can I just not see them in the picture?

@Theo: Oh sorry, its a B.Y.O.B. party in this thread... You gotta Bring Your Own Bacon!

Also, yeah, like wehr says- most of these guys aren't PP minis- RiTides has a complex that prevents him from using stock minis
The only PP ones here are the small guys!


@Wehr: I dunno- Here's a closeup of the arm...









Got the (hopefully) last layer of primer on Big Buff- Looking pretty smooth!

Oh damnit. Yea, there are supposed to be two wires that go from those holes and wrap around to the back of the claw. I either forgot to replace them when did some work on the scar tissue around the wrist/elbow area, or they broke off in transport somewhere. I had a devil of a time with some of the cables even when they were just on my desk, so there's probably tiny copper wires floating around somewhere between VA and the midwest.

So things have been pretty hectic around here getting big Buff finished and ready to ship out-

From the gray primer, I preshaded everything with black from my airbrush. Panel lines, etc.



The red I used was Army Painter Dragon Red, which is a bit of a pain in the ass to spray- Very translucent and liked to clog in my airbrush, though maybe that was just the old pot of paint. In any case, it was a slow build up of color...





After painting in quick details, I hit everything with a gloss varnish. However, this wasnt my normal Enamel. Instead I decided on lacquer.
The differences arent super clear to me (im not a chemist, after all), but I think the primary difference is ease of application and durability. The lacquer is easier to apply, as there are no worrying about recoat times- enamels can peel away from each other if you spray them outside of the "recoat time"- generally something like within 1 hour or after 24. However, this comes at the expense of some durability. i think the lacquer is softer,




The comparative softness of the lacquer is a bit of a blessing though, as it lets me polish it easier. I dont really know if it did all that much, but I used NOVUS polish after letting the lacquer dry fully. Buffing and polishing by hand.







And at last, Final pictures of Buff!
This thing is the glossiest thing I've ever painted.... I mean DANG!













The windows took me the longest time to figure out. I jsut couldn't decide whether to airbrush them with a shine or paint them as a big lens.... Ultimately I ended up going in a more cel-shaded direction. A little unrealistic, but in some weird way its almost fitting....


Anyways, This project had a hard timeline to it, which is why it jumped the piggies, but those are next up! Back soon with images of them

Looks great . I think the cell painting of the windows was exactly what it needed, give it the cartoon style look.

Magnificent, and I'm stealing the window idea.

That's really good Ramos. So different than your usual... which is excellent. Shows your creativity and flexibility. Well done.

Ohhh Shiny

Very nice job on the car. Liking the windows (didn't notice at first, thought it was real).

Hahaha! Thanks, guys!! It was a rush to get it done in time, but Im glad it ended up turning out nicely. Learned a fair bit, too. First time using lacquer and polishing compound, first time doing a LOT of bodywork...
The client is similarly excited and hopefully by the end of the week we'll hear what his friend in Japan thinks!

@Theo: Precisely!!

@Gits: Thank you- Very much outside the norm of things around here, and it was refreshing to return to my roots. I grew up painting car models, then got into the Warhammer scene. Havent done anything of this scale since then... Ridiculous how bad I was back then, haha! No primer, bare paints (no shading!) only using rattlecans to finish, and not very well at that! Maybe I should break out a set and see where my new skills take me... Thoughts for another day!

@Graven: Do it! Ideas are meant to be stolen! (In fact, I took this one from a repaint of a Transformers toy!)

@Dr. H: Hehehe I'll take that as a complement

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Currently in Reapercon Prep mode, but that cant stop the BACON!!






I think im going to join in on the metal patina bandwagon... After seeing Gits take on Nerdfest's technique, I think Ill give it a shot on the robo piggie! Plenty of metal, so I think it could do to have a fair bit of extra color and wear

I love the old school animation look to the car windows. Great job I just might nick that for cockpits and so forth. Nice bacon also

Can't wait to see more.... oh and btw the Boss of me aka the Girlfriend says you have horrible taste in wallpaper she would of covered it years ago All I heard when I showed her that pic on my phone was wow really, that needs to be covered.

Car looks great! I didn't realize the windows were not actual glass or lacquer at first either. Well done!

Piggies are looking good too! It is good to see robo-pig in something other than 'random plastic' tones.

Loving the progress on the pigs and that car Really pops!

@FGM: Thanks!! Yeah I cant recommend the cel-shaded look enough. Its quick but very very effective!! Should work a treat on cockpits and the like!

And hey now... That wallpaper is like family!
Family that you'd rather see only once a year, and when they come over they tend to overstay their welcome and they eat all the good chocolates from the box and theres that one cousin who wont leave you alone and its really awkward cause your parents are thinking the same thing but dont want to be rude because you only see these people during the holidays and "its family", driving you to drink heavily to escape the inane questions theyre asking only to hear themselves talk and.... uh...


hrm...

I cant help but feel like I lost the narrative somewhere. Oh well.

Truth is, the wallpaper has been in this room for probably 20 years- Used to be my Mom's craft area, so blame her for the hideous choice


@Wehr: Eeeexcellent! High praise! Thank you
As far as the piggies, hopefully Ill be able to knock them out this week. Work is gonna be crazy, but that just means Ill want to zen out and paint a little bit more than normal, haha!

@RiTides: Thankee much!!

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Back home from Reapercon, and boy what a weekend!
I entered a pair of minis into the Painter’s Competition- Ibexus (the grumpy goat) and this one, a Bombshell Kritterkins Lady Sakura. Sakura was a bit of a last minute entry, as I wanted to get something into the category (I love Patrick’s sculpts!). So I set to a quick paint, probably about 9 hours between Thursday and Friday morning.
Cut to Saturday afternoon, after they've done the judging, and I notice that Sakura was judged (yay), but Ibexus appeared untouched (oh dear). They pick only one of your entries in the categories to judge (your “best”), and the selection of Sakura genuinely surprised me- I painted her with no lamp and in limited time!









Imagine how excited I was when Sakura won not only a gold from the manufacturer, but gold in the painters!!







Oh, and the first parts of the last Kingdom Death kickstarter came in while I was gone....
Hehehehehehehe




I dont have a problem. Shut up.

Congrats on a well deserved win Sakura is beautiful. Nice blending and color choice.

Sometimes it’s best to get back to the basics. We get stuck on having the better quality tools and stuff and maybe lean on them instead of our skills. Besides, having a lamp which shoots one spectrum might not be the best when the item is judged in a different spectrum of light.

Congrats on the win, it was well deserved!